Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-30
THE OLD STORY.
The Troubles Of Man With an Auburn
haired Wife.

The Troubles Of q Man With an Auburn.
haired Wife.
Cincinnati Times Star: "Where's the
watch.house, NJ friend?" excitedly asked a
man with fearfully scratched face OF a
hackman at the government building this
morning.
Jump right in." was the business ans
wer Of the driver, as he threw open the
hack. Take you there for $2."
mo you won't si,," responded the
scratc man. Il kin walk!
whats the matter, somebody robbed
you?" commiseratingly asked the ha;kman
az he shut the door and sighed ct tue loss
of job.
mo, STRIP replied the victim. as he mop
ned ont the tiny canals on his face. "But
in ha We her arrested. by JUPITER
"Who7" inquired the harkman. Been
fooling with the old woman?'
"I-f-l-I amt married-yes ! am;
what's the use Of lying?" was the hesitat.
:Didn't bring up the coal and kindiny.
III bet?" cautiously asked the jehu, who
wa. feeling his way.
"Tain't so; "lways did that, and l
never kicked on lighting the hre except IN
real cold weather" was the mourn:ui re-
.mnpse. "And to think she d treat me this
wayV
Got no hired eirl7" asked the haekman.
Not any,"
"Well what was the matter?
"Captain, did you ever hear any BODY
cav that whenever you see Il red'nea".n
vnmap you'll see q white horse. to"!'
softly asked the oisfgnred questioner a. he
looked suspiciously u bout him.
| "Yer. often; amt it so7' was the louo
.Sh-h-h! Look out! Some red-heAded
voman might hear you. and-well. look ut
nv f,ce!' Vas the warning Injunction.
:Oh. h. - murmurtd the driver: Il see!'
''Y.s, she's got red hair. L"rena har,
sadly reflect. the victim; 'tut, you Know
| al~uys referred to it as auburn"
The hackman wiuked knowingly and
l,s. ened further.
"You see, didn't know she heard Of the
sayi,e. and this morning after break Kart
was thinking of it. just as l peeped ou'
of the window / saw white horee ana
like n tarnal fool, saye, 'Daoeed II II ain
Itruer
".What's true?' asked Lorena.
".Oh. I saw q white horse just now
and
"'Oh, nothing, says 1:
".Peter Stuyvesant Brown, you're {
Ideepic, BILE worm Of the EARTH she screech
ed. You were going to say you "a"
red headed woman. but you weren't maj
, en-, ugh, any more than you were 10 'et IN
20 around IN a three year-old dress, whe'
that stuck.up Mrs. Mulk'tt'e has hao nv
il the last yeAI!
, "L,rena, my love- says I. L
Il "I.orenn fiddlestick&r she bawied. 'Yo'
meant il. you red.nosed infidel! And yo'
Taught Juhnny the same tn NJ. sir.
knew it the moment he yelled out IN tn
str Ct yesterday: MIA. wher.'s the wmt ~
! hnr.p?" "What white horse? SAID hk
n y f,ol. "Why. pa said that whenever 20
z see red-headed woman you re, e., "n't
, hurre. and your hair is awful red.'"
".Rut, Lorena, dear, -
"ohut ur,' she beloved. 'ana a coup
T. If hateful III. n, Who were standing at tn
r corner instead Of being at home atfend'n
4 To their suffering wives. had the impude"t
to Laugh in my face. Mr. Peter Stuyvesan
Q Brown! Hn! you villain!
Il tried to explain to her. but she bus!
out into Mysteries and jumped up. 70
ought to have seen he's claw and -cratch'
land bite-whoop! she's q worse bitter tha
II bear" =,
. What are you going to dol" demands
e the hack mai; t'get her arrestec7"
a. No l wanted a policeman to 60 and u
n Glucs her to give me my Overcoat and agoo
hat" exclaimed the clAwed.up man.
'Say, you just 60 down here t" new
'g pa per Office and lay your case before u
sr huss," said the hackman. land get him
sav that Mrs. Peter Stuy yvesant Brow
VIE OF, ETC.. possesses the finest wealth
auburn hair in Cincinnati. Then drop 8
.. order for a Sc bonnet In it,"
srhink that'n fetch her?" dubious
y. a:kslP p. 8. Brown.
il. "Sare!" was the reply, az the h ,ckm'
In winked in the old; old; bsen.thers'mys'
10 style.